Amos 8:8-9

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Amos 8:9

Amo 8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: Ver. 9. And it shall come to pass in that day, &c. ] Here the Lord threateneth (saith Mr Diodati) to encumber the land with horrible and mournful calamities, when it shall be least thought of. Earthquakes, inundations, sudden and dreadful darkness, are sure effects and signs of God’s heavy displeasure against men’s sins, Psalms 18:8... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Amos 8:8

the land: It is supposed that an earthquake is here intended; the rising and falling of the ground, with a wave-like motion, and its leaving its proper place and bounds, in consequence of an earthquake, being justly and beautifully compared to the swelling, overflowing, and subsiding of the Nile. Psalms 18:7, Psalms 60:2, Psalms 60:3, Psalms 114:3-Judges :, Isaiah 5:25, Isaiah 24:19, Isaiah 24:20, Jeremiah 4:24-Ezekiel :, Micah 1:3-Deuteronomy :, Nahum 1:5, Nahum 1:6, Habakkuk 3:5-Ruth :,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Amos 8:9

that I: This is supposed to refer to an eclipse; and Abp. Usher has shown that about eleven years after Amos prophesied there were two great eclipses of the sun, one at the feast of tabernacles, and the other some time before the passover. Amos 4:13, Amos 5:8, Job 5:14, Isaiah 13:10, Isaiah 29:9, Isaiah 29:10, Isaiah 59:9, Isaiah 59:10, Jeremiah 15:9, Micah 3:6, Matthew 24:29, Revelation 6:12, Revelation 8:12 and I: Exodus 10:21-Isaiah :, Matthew 27:45, Mark 15:33, Luke 23:44 Reciprocal:... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Amos 8:8

Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.The land — The people of it.For this — This that you have done, and this that God will do.And it — The judgment, the displeasure of God, shall rise and grow like a mighty wasting flood.It — The land.Drowned — As Egypt by the overflowing of the Nile. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Amos 8:9

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:At noon — So Israel's sun did as at noon set under the dark cloud of conspiracies and civil wars by Shallum, Menahem, Pekah, and Hosea, 'till the midnight darkness drew on by Pul, Tiglath-Pilneser, and Salmaneser.Darken — Bring a thick cloud of troubles and afflictions.In the clear day — When they think all is safe, sure, and well settled. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Amos 8:4-14

AN EXPLANATORY DISCOURSE, Amos 8:4-14. In the oral delivery this discourse may not have followed immediately upon the presentation of the fourth vision, but logically there is a close connection between Amos 8:1-14. In the vision Israel is pictured as ripe for judgment; in 4-6 the prophet expands this thought: they are ripe because they are utterly corrupt; their measure of iniquity is full and running over. As an illustration he singles out the conduct of the greedy and dishonest merchants. In... read more